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Spell Bee Word: Island


Basic Details

Word: Island

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A piece of land with water all around it.

Synonyms: isle

How to Spell Island

Syllables: is - land

Tricky part: The s is silent: we say eye-lund. Children leave it out and write iland.

Watch out for: iland, islend, ieland

Memory tip: An island IS LAND with water all round it: is + land.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The Andaman Islands lie in the Bay of Bengal.

Example 2: We took a boat to a small island in the lake.

Example 3: The pirates hid their treasure on an island.

Fun Fact

The s in island was added around the 1500s because people wrongly thought the word came from isle. The old English word had no s.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) peninsula
b) ocean
c) iland
d) coast

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c) iland. Island has a silent s after the i.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

i_la_d

a) s, m
b) c, n
c) s, n
d) z, n

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c) s, n. The silent s and the n of land fill the gaps.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: island

a) desert
b) isle
c) valley
d) hill

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b) isle. An isle is a small island; valleys, deserts and hills are other kinds of land.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lasind

a) islend
b) iland
c) island
d) inland

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c) island. The jumble has an s and only one n, so it is island, not inland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is all around an island?

a) sand dunes
b) forest
c) water
d) mountains

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c) water

2. Name the country that is an island:

a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Afghanistan
d) Sri Lanka

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d) Sri Lanka

Associated Words

calendarcompareoptimisticbraverywallet
forestpreciousstretchnostalgiacompassion

Next steps

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